Earth/Moon/Sun System
The moon's light comes from this source
What is the sun?
This phase occurs shortly after a new moon
What is a waxing crescent?
The moon rises in the East and sets in the
What is west?
The phases of the moon are caused by
What is the position of the Earth, moon and sun?
The Earth's movement on it's axis
What is rotation?
The Earth, moon and sun are in a line. This is a 180 degree angle
What is a full moon?
When we see two full moons in one month
What is a Blue Moon?
When we see the entire face of the moon, we call this
What is a full moon?
This is tipped at 23.5 degrees
What is the Earth's axis?
The length of one Earth rotation
What is 24 hours?
When the moon is getting smaller
What is waning?
The moon is made of
What is rocks and dust?
There are ____________ phases of the moon.
What is eight?
The length of a lunar orbit
What is 27.3 days?
The Earth-Moon system moves in such a way that we always see
What is the same side of the moon?
This phase occurs between a full moon and third quarter
What is a waning gibbous?
We will continue to see footprints for 10 million years. The reason for this is
What is no erosion?
A gibbous moon allows us to see
What is most of the moon's face?
The shape of Earth's orbit is
What is an oval?
The Earth's movement around the sun
What is a revolution?
This is when the moon is between the Earth and the sun
What is a new moon?
The moon is _______________ kilometers from Earth
What is 384,400 km?
When we see 1/2 of the moon's face we call this
What is first or third quarter?
The length of one Earth revolution is
What is 1 year?